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De Leon Drives Spikes Offense in 4-3 Win over Cyclones

July 11, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA - Alex De Leon knocked in three runs to lead the State College Spikes' attack, and the Spikes came back to defeat the Brooklyn Cyclones, 4-3, in a rubber match between the two teams on Friday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

De Leon started the scoring with a two-run double in the first inning that was lined to the base of the 410-foot marker in the left-center field National Penn Bank Nook. In the seventh inning, the Kansas product ended the scoring with an RBI single through a drawn-in infield to break a 3-3 tie.

The Spikes (20-8) trailed, 3-2, heading into the fifth inning. However, Luis Cruz led off the inning with a walk, and after a one-out single by Darren Seferina, Robleys Reyes singled home Cruz to knot the score.

Brooklyn (15-13) had taken the lead after taking advantage of wildness on the part of State College starter Austin Gomber in the second inning, with runs scoring on a wild pitch and a passed ball. Another run scored on a Spikes error, but Gomber hung tough to stay on the mound for 4 2/3 innings. The left-hander yielded two earned runs on eight hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out two.

Kyle Grana (3-0) took over for Gomber and logged 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Grana gave up a hit and a walk while recording five strikeouts.

Jacob Booden then tossed 1 1/3 innings of relief before giving the mound over to Joe Scanio (2) for the final two outs. Scanio picked up his second save in as many nights after stranding runners on first and second by eliciting a flyout to right and a groundout to first base.

De Leon was one of four Spikes with two hits, as Seferina, Reyes and Danny Diekroeger also contributed to the State College offense. Diekroeger also notched a ground-rule double that set up De Leon's go-ahead single in the seventh.

Cyclones reliever Gaither Bumgardner (0-2) took the loss after giving up a run on three hits and two walks. Bumgardner struck out four in the effort. Carlos Valdez started for Brooklyn and allowed three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings in a no-decision.

The win, combined with Batavia's loss to Aberdeen on Friday, gave State College a 3 1/2-game lead in the New York-Penn League's Pinckney Division. The Spikes also picked up their 20th win of the year in 10 fewer games than the Pinckney Division-winning 2013 Spikes needed to reach the plateau.

Saturday, the Spikes welcome a new opponent to town as the Staten Island Yankees (New York Yankees) come into Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for a 7:05 p.m. matchup to start a three-game series. Right-hander Will Anderson (2-1), who has earned victories in each of his last two starts while giving up just two runs and striking out 14 over 14 combined innings, gets the ball for State College.

Staten Island will send right-hander Sam Agnew-Wieland (1-2) to the mound.

Fans will be thrilled by a fantastic FIREWORKS show after the game, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine. Plus, Kids can learn baseball fundamentals from the pros at the Spikes Youth Baseball Clinic, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, on Saturday, June 12. The clinic is free with a ticket to Saturday night's 7:05 p.m. Spikes game, and will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Spikes players will help kids sharpen their basic skills, including pitching, fielding and hitting, at the clinic. Kids and parents will also receive tips on injury prevention from a Penn State Sports Medicine physician. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m., and participating kids will have the opportunity to get autographs from the players at the end of the clinic.

It's also a Scratch n' Win Saturday, where every fan is a winner as each fan receives a scratch-off card with a great prize or discount on it. Also, one lucky fan has the chance to be a big winner at Saturday's Lion Country Kia Dice Roll. The contestant will roll three dice, and if they come up "K-I-A," that fan will win a new Kia car from Lion Country Kia.

After the game, kids can run the bases thanks to Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.

The homestand continues with a 6:05 p.m. game against Staten Island on Sunday, with FIREWORKS after the game presented by First National Bank and ESPN Radio 1450. Monday's Super Splash Day game against the Yankees will start at Noon.

Tickets for all three games left on the current homestand, as well as every game remaining on the Spikes' 2014 home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Box Office by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting in person. Fans can also buy and print single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.

Catch all of the action on Saturday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, at 6:35 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes' radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by 95.3 FM 3WZ, and on the 3WZ mobile apps, available on Google Play and the App Store.

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